Tuesday, June 28, 2016 — Miami, FL – Drew Estate announced today the launch of the Drew Diplomat Event Series, an event tour that makes stops across the United States at Drew Diplomat Retailers. The final stop of this tour will take place on August 6, 2016 at the second annual Connecticut Barn Smoker, held on the same Connecticut River Valley farm that produces the wrapper for Drew Estate’s Liga Privada No. 9 and Liga Privada T52…

June 28, 2016 — Black Label Trading Company is pleased to announce the release of BISHOPS BLEND: Hand crafted in Esteli at Fabrica Oveja Negra.BISHOPS BLEND will be debuting at this year’s IPCPR Trade Show.

“The Bishops Blend has been a long time in the making, and I’m very excited for its release. I took…

Warped is excited to announce the release of an exclusive vitola of Flor del Valle Sky Flower for Corona Cigar Co located in Orlando, FL. This project has been in the works for some time largely in part due to the sourcing of the medio tiempo from AGANOSA that makes Flor del Valle Sky Flower so unique. On Warped’s last trip to review and source the medio tiempo crop for Sky Flower, it was only then that enough material was available to allow this long awaited project between Kyle Gellis of…

Cubariqueño Cigar Company burst on to the cigar scene in 2015 with their freshman release called Protocol. It was met with rave reviews (including that of our own Cigar Surgeon). On the heels of that success, Juan and Bill are set to release the Protocol Probable Cause in July at this year's IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas.

MIAMI – Casa De Montecristo by Prime Cigar & Whiskey Barin Brickell-Miami officially opens its doors to the public after an invitation-only “Gold” carpet event attended by VIPs, city officials and local celebrities. Prime Cigar’s first location…

The Tatuaje Skinny Monsters are the latest iteration of the blends have become so popular with cigar smokers. They are currently available in a 10-count sampler that includes one version of each Monster release. Over the next few months I'll post up reviews of each blend. Today's review is The Drac.

Tatuaje Skinny Monsters sampler includes each of the following in a petite lancero:…

Oktoberfest 2016 is fast approaching and the Quesada Family has crafted 100 intricate “Brauhaus” humidors to celebrate this year’s festival. Each humidor is carved in the form of a Bavarian style “brauhaus”, is sequentially numbered, and can hold 100+ cigars. These festive humidors will be sent to select retail shops after the IPCPR in July and raffled off this fall. In addition, Quesada has also updated their packaging for 2016 and created a new size in both the Nicaraguan and Dominican…

Thursday, June 9, 2016 — Miami, FL – Drew Estate announced today that they would be releasing a new blend within their Herrera Estelí line. The new cigar will be available exclusively for Small Batch Cigar, also known as Maxamar Ultimate Cigars.

The new Herrera Estelí Inktome will be presented in a 6 x 46 box-pressed Corona Gorda vitola and will be packaged in 10-count boxes. The blend showcases extensively aged tobaccos from the Estelí…

GRANADA, NICARAGUA. - (8 June 2016). As part of their 10th Anniversary celebrations, Mombacho Cigars partnered with the international film director, Thomas Bowerbank, to create “Mombacho X”, a unique short documentary capturing the art of cigar making and the soul of Nicaragua through Mombacho’s vision.

“This film captures the essence of Mombacho and our Nicaraguan experience and is a graceful reflection of our ten years in this beautiful country.” said Markus Raty, Co-Founder of…

June 6, 2016 — Black Label Trading Company is pleased to announce the shipment of MORPHINE: Hand crafted in Esteli at Fabrica Oveja Negra.Morphine will be available in limited quantities at select retailers. MORPHINE is produced by BLTC’s factory, Fabrica Oveja Negra in Esteli.

HOLLYWOOD, FL-- Maya Selva Cigars, U.S., is proud to announce that we will be adding a "prensado" vitola to ourFlor de Selva Madurocollection. Our newGrand Presséwill be a box-pressed 6" x ø56 cigar, and will stay true to the collection's maduro blend. The cigar will be officially released at this year's IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada, in late July, 2016. Initially, it…